This week in Parliament and across Whitehall: the criminal courts review, Legal Aid Agency IT investment, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and modern slavery.

Phoenix Law received the Legal Aid Firm/Not-For-Profit Agency award, which is sponsored by the Law Society of England and Wales. The annual ceremony took place for its 23rd year to celebrate the legal ...

Open justice’ is the principle that allows the public to look at and understand the workings of the law. We support open justice and the role it plays in protecting access to justice.

This session will feature guest speakers from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), who will share the latest developments on the Act and the new consumer protection regime. The speakers will ...

In April 2025, the Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) HM Treasury-approved anti-money laundering (AML) was updated to help legal professionals and firms comply with the Money Laundering Regulations ...

News The Law Society of England and Wales and the Italian National Bar signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support UK lawyers practising in Italy. “In a post-Brexit breakthrough, the Italian ...

Notes to editors See Sir Brian Leveson's report. The Crown Court backlog reached 76,957 by the end of March 2025 and the Magistrates’ Court backlog reached 310,304. View the statistics. See our ...

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